Squash plants: how the tendrils cling
fiercely to the nearest thing
persistently insinuating
yet with the merest touch.
Climbing up the chain link fence
their daintiness is all pretense
the weight they hold – it makes no sense!
They’re strong as Jean Valjean.
Melons, gourds, meaty orange Hubbards
will soon be resting in our cupboards
that is, if we can move those mothers:
those tenacious tendrils.
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A Space to be Filled 